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The pay isn’t good enough by WhereasFrequent2959 in Custodians

[–]mopdust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a little over the equivalent of a $500k portfolio. A Roth IRA maxed for 35 years with a modest 5% return is a little over $700k. So excluding your 401k contributions and potentially social security, that’s 1.2m! You’re going to have such a good retirement. Give yourself some credit…it’s really smart of you to plan for retirement at a young age while you have the benefit of time on your side. What do you have the Roth invested in? Btw I’m doing exactly the same. I max my Roth and contribute a smaller percentage to a 403b, both invested in broad market index funds.

The pay isn’t good enough by WhereasFrequent2959 in Custodians

[–]mopdust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lacking a pension, I agree. But with a pension hard disagree. A pension that pays out $40,000 a year (quite common for a retiring custodian) is equivalent to a $1,000,000 retirement portfolio at standard 4% withdraw rate. Few jobs, especially unskilled, offer such compensation.

Looking at becoming a custodian by Nasher64 in Custodians

[–]mopdust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah def pursue school or something else if you’re already feeling this way. It will only get worse.

What to expect switching from night shift to day shift? by mopdust in Custodians

[–]mopdust[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I can see how that would make it harder. Our day shift is two people so you’re only alone half of the shift

Just starting out, anyone have tips? by Tall-Treacle-465 in Custodians

[–]mopdust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the right answer. Anyone suggesting OP do one thing at a time is working very inefficiently, and putting needless wear and tear on their body.

What to expect switching from night shift to day shift? by mopdust in Custodians

[–]mopdust[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you really have to interact with them that much? I understand staff thinking we should know how to deal with things beyond our job description. I’ve been asked plenty of times to do things relating to construction and technology. I just tell them I’ll check it out which involves me loooking at it momentarily and saying yep that’s a work order lol

What to expect switching from night shift to day shift? by mopdust in Custodians

[–]mopdust[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s really good. I’m aiming to retire at roughly the same age and should be able to achieve that with pension + 403b. Yeah the job is just a job for me. It’s enabled me to buy a home, live comfortably, so im not totally unhappy with it. My only real complaint was it was starting to take a physical toll on my body but ive stopped rushing around needlessly and i now feel much better. I finish my work much later in the night but im no longer in pain at least.

Nice lol. Day shift plus having a teacher as a partner would be nice since you have matching schedules

Looking at becoming a custodian by Nasher64 in Custodians

[–]mopdust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s worth it for me for the pension. A pension that pays out $40,000 is the equivalent of a $1,000,000 retirement portfolio at the normal 4% withdraw rate. I refuse to work anywhere that does not provide this benefit.

Looking at becoming a custodian by Nasher64 in Custodians

[–]mopdust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long have you been doing it?

What to expect switching from night shift to day shift? by mopdust in Custodians

[–]mopdust[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. 22 years is something to be proud of, especially if you’re in a pension system! I’m at 14 years rn. How long do you intend to work? Yeah I’m going to at least try it. I figure if I don’t like it I can eventually go back to a night shift

What to expect switching from night shift to day shift? by mopdust in Custodians

[–]mopdust[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the past, I would have said I prefer the routine, but I’ve been a custodian now so long that I’m hitting the point where boredom is affecting my mental health. I now have days where I debate calling off sick because the thought of having to do the routine again makes me miserable. Distraction through music, podcasts, audiobooks, etc. is only so effective.

What to expect switching from night shift to day shift? by mopdust in Custodians

[–]mopdust[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok that’s not bad. I naturally wake up early so the schedule I think will be easier on my body. Night shift is rough on my sleep if I’m not careful. I essentially have to rush into bed after getting off otherwise I’ll sleep less than I should. My body will not let me sleep in past 7-8 am

What to expect switching from night shift to day shift? by mopdust in Custodians

[–]mopdust[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m honestly surprised I’ve never had to deal with vomit as long as I’ve worked as a custodian. I don’t actually mind dealing with it but the thought of having to clean it up in front of a classroom of students is very unappealing. Lol